Kale is sold in abundance here and is available all year round. Most of the time I just boil or steam it. It didn't really occur to me to stir-fry it until I spoke to one of my Taiwanese friend. Whilst shopping, she mentioned to me that she hates kale and finds it really difficult to eat, and it was only then that I thought, that maybe kale is not a sought after vegetable in Asia.
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Fermented black beans (黑豆豆豉), also known as salted black soybeans or douchi. It is very popular all over China, especially in the South. Fermented black beans are the oldest recorded 'soy food' in China. In 1972 a jar of fermented black beans were found in Han tomb no. 1. The tomb was sealed around 165 BC.
How is fermented black beans made?
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There are many different style of cooking in China. Around 8 different cooking styles have been identified and each one is unique. Lion's head pork meatballs recipe comes from Yangchow, province of Kiangsu, which is in Eastern China.
Superior Chinese dish...
Chinese people like to use words like "dragon", "phoenix" or "lion" to describe high-quality products. Lion is known as the king … [Read more...]

I look forward to eating pomelo salad whenever I am in Thailand or Vietnam. It's so refreshing, especially when the weather is hot!
Pomelo is very similar in appearance to the grapefruit and it's very popular in Southeast Asia. The pomelos sold here in the UK are usually green with white flesh and thick rind pith. You would usually discard the rind pith before eating it.
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There are many varieties of Chinese soup that I would love to share with you guys. So I have come up with an idea to do a monthly soup recipe to introduce you to the wonderful benefits of Asian soups. Today, I am starting with lotus root and pork soup recipe. To be honest it doesn't sound or look as good as it taste.
In the 80's
I'm afraid to say that dishes like lotus root and pork … [Read more...]